A temporary benefits office has been set up in Douglas after a DHSS building was flooded yesterday.
A pipe on the fourth floor at Markwell House ruptured causing water to cascade throughout the building.
The temporary office is on the ground floor of Prospect House, next to the Job Centre on Prospect Hill.
It will handle urgent benifit enquiries and will be open from 10.30am to 4.30pm today and tomorrow.
The DHSS Disaster Recovery Plan was put into action for the first time yesterday where staff ensured the safety of sensitive information and telephone hotlines were set up for the public.
Chief Executive David Killip says it was very effective (Play attached audio file):
(Picture: Hand-written note in the windon ow Markwell House. It says: "OFFICE CLOSED DUE TO WATER DAMAGE. PLEASE LISTEN TO UPDATES ON LOCAL RADIO".
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